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Rojas has been sidelined since May 28th with elbow inflammation. He had looked good in his first 14 1/3 MLB innings this season, posting a 1.26 ERA, but he did have some issues with command. With Mick Abel (elbow) ahead of him in his rehab process, there may not be a rotation spot open for Rojas in Minnesota. Perhaps he will return to his multi-inning role out of the bullpen.

Marsee has already undergone x-rays on the knee after he was hit by a pitch, and they returned negative. The 25-year-old is considered day-to-day, and he’ll have a chance to return to the Marlins’ lineup after an off-day against the Mariners on Tuesday.

Kikuchi’s bullpen session was the first since he was shut down with his shoulder injury. The left-hander will assuredly need to complete a few more sessions — and then at least a pair of rehab starts — before he could be an option for the Angels’ rotation later in the second half of the season.

Rodriguez looked sharp in his most recent rehab start; firing 5 1/3 innings of one-run baseball for Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday. The Angels have already optioned Sam Aldegheri to the minors who was previously scheduled to start that contest, so assuming no setbacks for Rodriguez, it should be the 26-year-old on the bump for that contest.

Trout continues to make solid progress from the hamstring issue that has seen him miss a little over two weeks. The hope is that the 34-year-old future Hall of Famer will be back in action this week, with Trout mentioning Saturday that his hope is Tuesday or Wednesday. He was voted an All-Star starter, and it seems likely he’ll be participating in that event even with the injury.

Burger gave the Rangers an early 1-0 lead in the third inning with his solo blast off Casey Mize. Burger now has homered 15 times in 2026 while driving in 53 runs wish a slash of .243/.309/.432 in his second season with the Rangers. You can do worse. You can probably do better.

Greene also drew a walk, so it was a four-reach day for the 25-year-old talent. His homer was his 13th of the season; a two-run blast off Kumar Rocker. He came a double short of the cycle, and in the process he saw his slash improve to .292/.380/.474. He hasn’t shown as much power as he did in 2025, but he’s been a more well-rounded player in 2026. It’s a fair trade-off.

Jansen was able to get the save while throwing just 10 pitches and not allowing a hit, not getting a strikeout and not giving up a walk. It’s now 10 for the 38-year-old, and his ERA dips to a still-disappointing 4.98 on the campaign.

Rocker allowed five hits, one walk and struck out four. He gave up a pair of runs on a two-run homer from Riley Greene, and two more in the fifth in a shaky outing for the 26-year-old. Rocker has a 2-7 record on the season with the loss, but he’s pitched better than that for the majority of the campaign. He’ll look to bounce back in his final first-half start against the Astros at home come Saturday.

Mize continues to pitch well, although his ERA did increase ever-so-slightly from 2.63 to 2.64 with this effort. He didn’t have the same swing-and-miss he did against the Yankees on Monday, but he limited the hard contact while allowing just five hits, striking out four and getting into the seventh inning. The former first-overall pick has looked the part thus far, and he’ll have a chance to keep it going against the Phillies on Saturday.

Paredes extended the Astros’ lead to 2-0 with his solo blast. The 27-year-old also singled to improve his slash to a respectable .257/.348/.423 over the first 92 games of the campaign. It’s also worth noting that he’s swung the bat much better than that since the end of May, as he he forged an .877 OPS in June and has picked up hits in all four July contests.